Officers have launched a probe into allegations that a child has been killed and secretly buried.

Detectives in north County Dublin, Ireland, cordoned off a house over the weekend as part of the inquiry, following a woman's claim that her ex-partner had murdered their child.

It is understood that the boy has been missing for several years and would be approximately eight years old if he were alive today.

However, sources informed the Irish Mirror that gardai believe the boy is deceased.

The woman made these claims during an interview with gardai from Swords Station in north Dublin about her missing child on Sunday.

The sources also stated that gardai are treating the woman's allegations as credible.

It has been established that gardai launched an urgent investigation after being cont

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